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I saw the segment, too, but I took that comment to mean that Felos seems to now be focusing on shoring up the "Terri's wish" defense - as a switch from the previous "she's PVS" defense, which fell apart after the Schindlers released videos of Terri responding to them to the media. In fact, public opinion about Terri's condition changed dramatically after the videos were released, as did the level of outrage over the PVS diagnosis. Doctors even stated they believe she may be 'minimally couscious' as distinct from PVS after seeing the videos. And, Florida law does not view PVS as a terminal illness, even if she IS judged to be in a PVS state by Wolfson.

On the other hand, calling for Terri's feeding tube to be removed based on "Terri's wish" - the right-to-privacy, right-to-die argument is weaker still, though. MS's contradictory (but court-approved) hearsay is a weaker defense because it's open to challenge on multiple fronts, most notably because he changed his sworn testimony after winning the malpractice award. Bush is defending Terri's Law based on Constitutional protections and not whether the diagnosis of Terri's condition is accurate.

I always enjoy your posts so much. They are well thought out and rational. Well ocassionally you get wired and rip one out, but hey I like that. We all need to be wired up about this injustice.

I'm going to dig up that address of the Florida Judicial Committee on Guardianship and drop them an e-mail next.

Keep psoting on this board you are one I really respect.
p.s. you know why I have so many typo's right? I have a deformity on one hand and two fingers don't work they just drag and then it screws up my typing and hit's keys I don't wnat hit and also becasue one hand is deformed then I hit the right keys but not in the right order so it looks like I'm dyslexi, I'm really not it jsut looks that way. On important communications I take the time and spell check etc. but ont his message board if I took the time to do that it would take forever to post so I just don't bother and hope that once in a while if I mention this people will understand that I am not really ignorent and on my posts to mentally correct for juxposed letters etc.